Dr Satyapal Singh's downright dismissal of Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution hasn't surprised officers in the Indian Police Service (IPS) and civilians who know him. The officers say that Singh seems to be quenching his unending desire of making free-wheeling speeches. They say, as a minister associated with the BJP, he now has a license to speak, at will. Service rules didn't bother him when he made utterances at public places, say officers who have worked with him, adding that Dr Singh would often indulge in hyperbole, much before as the minister of human resource development (HRD), he trashed the evolution of mankind, at the All India Vedik Sammelan in Aurangabad last Friday.

"Don't be surprised if he dismisses things that he studied and wrote in chemistry exams to get his graduation and post-graduation degrees. He is most likely to negate his opinions, forget about others, if given a chance," said an officer.